Ethereum is clearly pulling ahead of Bitcoin in momentum, as highlighted by trader Michaël van de Poppe, with ETH entrenched in a bull market since its April 2025 low—mirroring the 2018-2021 cycle where it bottomed in April 2019 before trending up. Those stretches included months-long corrections, not full bears, and on higher timeframes, ETH carved a low around 0.0175 BTC, followed by a recent higher low at 0.028, signaling a robust uptrend. Yet, after peaking at 0.042 in summer 2025, key hurdles loom, bolstered fundamentally by the impending Clarity Act, surging stablecoin supply with strong CAGR on ETH, and accelerating institutional adoption—factors that could propel altcoins to outperform Bitcoin.

Breaking Key Resistances

Van de Poppe eyes a breakthrough above 0.032 BTC as the pivotal confirmation of an ETH bull market, strengthening the case for altcoins like those tied to trending projects such as TAO and RAVE to shine against BTC. This aligns with broader ETH price prediction models forecasting sustained gains if resistances crack, avoiding a deeper crypto market crash scenario amid regulatory tailwinds.

Technical Confluence Analysis

On the 4-hour chart, ETH trades at $2326.65 within a bullish structure, hugging the EMA50 at $2231.58 as immediate support while the EMA200 at $2134.22 anchors the longer-term floor—price action here screams continuation as it consolidates above these levels without violating the uptrend. Momentum holds neutral with RSI at 60.25, but MACD's golden cross at 36.93 flashes undeniable bullish conviction, pushing against the upper Bollinger band resistance at $2420.81; expect volatility to exhaust there, potentially retracing to test the lower band support at $2114.87 or even the EMA50 confluence before resuming the grind higher, especially if institutional flows tied to Bitcoin dominance wane.